Saying Goodbye to Dick and SamI was sorry to learnrecently of the passing of Richard (Dick) Jenrette and Alexander (Sam) Aldrich,on April 22, 2018 and July 19, 2017 respectively. Each man had manyaccomplishments; you can read Dick’s bio at https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/23/obituarie...

The 2018 "To Bridge a Gap" ConferenceI’m grateful to the Muscogee Nation and the USDA ForestService – specifically The Daniel Boone National Forest’s Daniel Cain – for makingit possible for me to take part in the 17 th (!) annual “To Bridge aGap” conference, May 21-25, at the Muscogee Natio...

Crossing the Talbot Avenue BridgeOn April 21, 2018, I visited the Talbot Avenue Bridge inSilver Spring, Maryland. The bridge, which spans the CSX Railroad tracks, hasfor the last century been the main connection between the largelyAfrican-American community of Lyttonsville and the more ...